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Taking Debbie out for dinner for her birthday.

A true hero who never sought the spotlight, he just did the job well. Godspeed and RIP. From his family: "For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request. Honor his example of service, accomplishment and modesty, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink."

Better, but it only achieves greatness if you can go through the Pearly Gates at 100+ MPH, in reverse, on fire.

Good. Man can not live on FWD hybrids alone.

Clarkson would have your ass, but I think it's not a bad choice. And it's very likely I'll be picking up a new GTI in the next month or so, so the karma will equal out.

If I'd known I'd be eating like that, I would have married you.

Happy Birthday Matt. You are missed.

I hear the duck ala spade is to die for...

Sounds delicious Jacob.

Happy Birthday.

Watched insane HC'ers drink. Drank. Rode trains. Walked. A lot. Toasted Matt. More of the same today minus trains and walking I hope.

RIP Matt.

Thanks Todd! U da man!!

I lost a brand new pair of Beats on the damn train.....

Al, here's to pissing like a racehorse my friend.

Wow. Who is that handsome and, dare I say, respectable looking gentleman??? Happy wedding day my friend. I hate my life for not being able to be there. Kiss Emily for Debbie and I.

I'd read a different method for sarnies but it looks like I'm wrong. Our method has been: 1. Fry bacon 2. Put fried bacon on one slice of bread. 3. Put brown sauce on second slice of bread. 4. Put second slice of bread, brown sauce down, into hot bacon grease. Fry for just a few seconds. 5. Assemble sarnie and eat.

Al, get better. That sounds really awful. JP, congrats to your sister and partner. So glad we're seeing sense in this world so this can happen. Jacob, early congrats. You two will be great together.

So F1 people, it's mid-season. Who do you think will win the driver's championship and why? Me? My emotional choice is Alonso. Is there a better driver out there when it comes to wringing the most out of a mediocre car? I think not. I think this season has shown that when Vettel has to actually race people, he's not as good as when he leads from the start. But if I have to be a realist, then I have to pick Hamilton for the championship. He is so much more mature this year than in the past. I almost hope he goes elsewhere for next year but still wins the championship for McLaren. Kind of a "stuff that in your pipe and smoke it" kinda moment. So Mikey, Jeff, Ironbut, Mike Baker and others, what do you think?

Yep. I had been close to canceling my Hulu+ account due to disuse, but now that it's on ATV I think I'll let it run a bit longer.

Happy belated Todd. Hope it was a great day.

What Nate said Shelly. This shitty streak has to turn soon.

Oldfield played guitar for the most part, although I was screaming because the insipid US broadcast team would not shut the fuck up and talked over most of Tubular Bells. My favorite viewing today was the Women's Foil Fencing. Those girls were pretty badass.

Fixed my Delete Key in Safari issue. If you want to get the functionality back, enter the following in a Terminal session: defaults write com.apple.Safari com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2BackspaceKeyNavigationEnabled -bool YES

Sorry Al, keeping you and your daughter in my thoughts. Cheers to Jeff on the new gig.